Insects and Biodiversity Pictures

Insects and biodiversity go hand in hand. Without insects our planet would not survive as they are essential to biodiversity. Check out this gallery on the relationship between insects and biodiversity.

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It’s a bug’s world. Zoologist Eric Hoberg ; “balances bugs.” Learn more about how bugs balance nature on the following pages.

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These two cheetahs benefit from biodiversity. In fact, theyï¿½re lounging on it -- this mound was formed by bugs we consider household destroyers.

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From the savanna grasslands of Kenya to your local waterways, insects patrol the water and feed fish and wildlife.

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The rainforests show the relationship insects have with the world. Frogs dine on bugs; snakes eat frogs. It's a give-and-take relationship.

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Cockroaches help the rainforest too. The Madagascar hissing roaches aren't kitchen bugs. That's good, because the male roaches hiss when they fight or mate.

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On farmersï¿½ "Most Wanted" lists, the Medfly snuck into the U.S. and has been making trouble ever since. This one's laying eggs in a coffee berry.

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Some insects show up with a bang -- or buzz. Africanized bees are replacing European honeybees throughout the Southwest. This African swarm surrounds a European queen.